We had an emphatic response to our poll on the effects of Chernobyl, with 60 per cent of the 447 respondents agreeing that the disaster still engendered caution over nuclear installations in the UK from the public and politicians. The next-largest group, 20 per cent, thought that it was well-understood that the problems that caused the disaster were specific to the design of the Chernobyl reactor and the former Soviet nuclear industry. A further 15 per cent thought that the UK sector had not taken account of the lessons of Chernobyl; while 3 per cent thought that the disaster was to long ago to affect the industry today. A further 3 per cent declined to pick an option.
Please continue to send us your views on this issue.
Deep Heat: The new technologies taking geothermal energy to the next level
No. Not in the UK. The one location in the UK, with the prospect of delivering heat at around 150°C and a thermal-to-electrical efficiency of 10-12%,...